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==Trivia==
 
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*The man asking Link to keep his identity a "secret from everyone" is a reference to the famous quote from {{LOZ}}.
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*The man asking Link to keep his identity a "secret from everyone" is a reference to the famous quote from {{TLoZ}}.
 
*During the ending credits, the man can be seen back to his old ways trying to pick locks in the [[Desert of Mystery]].
 
*During the ending credits, the man can be seen back to his old ways trying to pick locks in the [[Desert of Mystery]].
   
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Revision as of 18:48, 27 March 2015

Template:Character The Average Middle-Aged Man is a strange man who appears in A Link to the Past.[1]

Biography

The man is a former Thief specialized in picking Locks that now lives at the entrance of the Desert of Mystery under the guise of being a ordinary man in silent meditation, sitting by a sign that tells people to leave him be. If Link picks up or slices his Sign, the man will break his silence and follow Link until he leaves the area.[2]

After hearing about the "average" man from a former thief located in a cave near the Ice Palace or from a Thief in the Lost Woods,[3][4] Link can return to him with the Locked Chest found in the Village of Outcasts. The man offers to open the Chest for Link in exchange for him not telling anyone about his true identity.[5] He gives Link the Magic Bottle that was inside in exchange for Link's silence. Afterwards, he won't care whether or not his sign is taken by Link.[6]

Trivia

  • The man asking Link to keep his identity a "secret from everyone" is a reference to the famous quote from The Legend of Zelda.
  • During the ending credits, the man can be seen back to his old ways trying to pick locks in the Desert of Mystery.

References

  1. "Pay no attention to the average middle-aged man sitting by this sign. Leave him alone!" — Sign (A Link to the Past)
  2. "Why did you take my sign? It says plain as day to just leave me alone! Sheeesh!" — Average Middle-Aged Man (A Link to the Past)
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Storyteller
  4. "Hey kid, this is a secret hide-out for a gang of thieves! Don't enter without permission! By the way, I heard that one of our ex-members is staying at the entrance to the desert." — Thief (A Link to the Past)
  5. "I heard that you know I used to be a thief, right? Well, I'll open a chest for you. Will you keep it secret from everyone else? Would you please promise?" — Average Middle-Aged Man (A Link to the Past)
  6. "Remember, you promised... Don't tell to anyone." — Average Middle-Aged Man (A Link to the Past)


TMC Forest Minish Artwork Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite
Language Name Meaning
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland EnglishUK Average guy Template:ExpGame
Japan Japanese Template:Japanese Strange Old Guy
French Republic FrenchEU Vieil original Old eccentric
Federal Republic of Germany German Irgendwer Somebody
Italian Republic Italian Uomo comune Common man
Kingdom of Spain SpanishEU Tipo de los más normal Really normal guy